Sr. Compensation Analyst

The Senior Specialist, Talent Rewards, Compensation designs, analyzes, and administers complex compensation programs that align pay practices with Zillow’s business strategy. The role partners with HR and business stakeholders to provide data-driven insights and day-to-day compensation support, ensuring our programs are competitive, equitable, and compliant.

Responsibilities

Conduct job evaluations and market pricing using compensation survey data to ensure roles are benchmarked accurately and consistently; Participate in salary survey submissions and maintain survey vendor relationships; Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and compensation tools to support HR and business decision-making; Analyze internal pay equity and external competitiveness, identifying trends and flagging issues for review; Support annual compensation planning processes, including data preparation, system updates, and reporting; Maintain and update compensation data in HRIS systems, ensuring accuracy and data integrity; Support the management of global compensation programs, including variable incentive program market evaluation and administrative operations locally; Manage and optimize AI-enabled compensation tools and platforms, including evaluating vendor solutions, designing workflows, configuring models or prompts for compensation use cases, and driving adoption across HR and business stakeholder groups; May manage compensation programs, such as recognition and morale programs, including program enhancement, administration, budget oversight, and effectiveness analysis, ensuring alignment with total rewards philosophy and a positive employee experience; Ensure data quality, compliance, and alignment with compensation policies by auditing compensation data, enforcing data governance standards, and identifying process improvements across systems such as Workday and external survey platforms

Requirements

8+ years of experience in compensation, rewards, or closely related HR analytics roles supporting program design and administration; Experience conducting market benchmarking, participating in or leading salary survey submissions, and applying survey data to develop or maintain salary structures and incentive programs; Experience analyzing large data sets to generate compensation insights and recommendations, using spreadsheets and reporting tools to inform decisions for HR and business stakeholders; Experience working with HRIS or HCM systems (such as Workday) to support compensation processes and maintain data integrity; Experience working with or implementing AI-enabled HR or compensation tools, including vendor evaluation, workflow design, or model/prompt configuration for compensation use cases; Experience administering recognition, morale or other ancillary programs, including program design, budget management, and reporting; Comfort experimenting with and adopting emerging technologies to improve compensation processes, data analysis, or stakeholder communication

Benefits

Eligible for incentive compensation subject to applicable laws and relevant Zillow policies